Kowalski Posted May 30, 2009 Report Posted May 30, 2009 I'm stuck offshore with limited acces to t'internet. Is McGhee a shoe-in now? Quote
Guest fatshaft Posted June 2, 2009 Report Posted June 2, 2009 My thoughts are that until the whole money-football relationship comes to a crashing halt down Englandshire it will be ni-on impossible for any scottish club outside the old firm to tempt any manager from down south unless he has been sitting on his ass for several months with no offers. Exactly. All these Boothroyd, Martinez, Ferguson notions are absolute pie in the sky, there's the money, there's how far away we are from England, there's the perception that we are basically in the arctic circle, and the notion that the SPL is sub-conference as far as the guffies are concerned. All of these make any decent English based manager a total non-starter. It doesn;t leave us much to work with unless AFC take a flier on a young up and comer, and after Patterson I doubt that route will be explored again under Wiggys tenure. Quote
KGB Posted June 2, 2009 Report Posted June 2, 2009 It doesn;t leave us much to work with unless AFC take a flier on a young up and comer, and after Patterson I doubt that route will be explored again under Wiggys tenure. I dont think there was anything wrong with going down that route, the board just made the mistake of hiring someone who was a raging alcoholic gambler. Quote
Guest fatshaft Posted June 2, 2009 Report Posted June 2, 2009 I'm stuck offshore with limited acces to t'internet. Is McGhee a shoe-in now? No. But he seems clear favourite mainly as no-one else rumoured to be interested is credible. Ozzie Ardiles? Big Ron Manager? Dean Windass? Peter Nicholas? Quote
Guest fatshaft Posted June 2, 2009 Report Posted June 2, 2009 I dont think there was anything wrong with going down that route, the board just made the mistake of hiring someone who was a raging alcoholic gambler. Neither did/do I. And I was certainly delighted he got the job, had proven to be a winner through the divisions, but who knew he was such a piss head? It's pretty clea rthat all this due diligence on candidates that Miller has been tasked with stems from the failure to be aware of that, and possibly Miller's haste in targetting JC and only JC when he took over the helm. Quote
Kowalski Posted June 2, 2009 Report Posted June 2, 2009 No. But he seems clear favourite mainly as no-one else rumoured to be interested is credible. Ozzie Ardiles? Big Ron Manager? Dean Windass? Peter Nicholas? Is Eric Black no longer an option? Quote
boboisared Posted June 2, 2009 Report Posted June 2, 2009 Is Eric Black no longer an option? Nope. Doesn't want to uproot his family apparently. Quote
Kowalski Posted June 2, 2009 Report Posted June 2, 2009 Nope. Doesn't want to uproot his family apparently. Didn't seem to bother him when he fucked off to Metz. Quote
Goldie03 Posted June 2, 2009 Report Posted June 2, 2009 Didn't seem to bother him when he fucked off to Metz. Quote
Mackie's ace! Posted June 2, 2009 Report Posted June 2, 2009 Aye, he'll be announced on Thursday. Not what I heard tonight! I eagerly await Thursday. Quote
Mackie's ace! Posted June 2, 2009 Report Posted June 2, 2009 I suspect that was more down the the attempts to not tell everyone before the big game that we had that weekend. Or else my source is just shite, in which case they'll be getting told as much if McGhee is unveiled! I heard tonight he was a doubt, which if he was certain to be appointed on Thursday seems a bit strange. Quote
KGB Posted June 2, 2009 Report Posted June 2, 2009 I suspect that was more down the the attempts to not tell everyone before the big game that we had that weekend. Or else my source is just shite, in which case they'll be getting told as much if McGhee is unveiled! I heard tonight he was a doubt, which if he was certain to be appointed on Thursday seems a bit strange. He will remain a doubt until Celtic sort out their managerial vacancy as that would be his first preference. Quote
Kowalski Posted June 3, 2009 Report Posted June 3, 2009 I'm keeping my eye on the Sunderland announcement, and whether its Bruce + Black. Still desperately hoping we can get Eric Black... Quote
BobbyBiscuit Posted June 3, 2009 Report Posted June 3, 2009 I'm keeping my eye on the Sunderland announcement, and whether its Bruce + Black. Still desperately hoping we can get Eric Black... Bruce has demanded that any deal with Sunderland includes both Eric Black and Nigel Spink Quote
Snapper Posted June 3, 2009 Report Posted June 3, 2009 On BBC that Black & Spink have joined Bruce at Sunderland. 3 year contract is a bit optimistic by Sunderland, haven't they seen his track record? Quote
tlg1903 Posted June 3, 2009 Report Posted June 3, 2009 On BBC that Black & Spink have joined Bruce at Sunderland. I think thats the final nail in the "Eric Black dons manager" coffin, pretty gutted to be honest but onwards and upwards. Mcghee is clearly the no 1 favourite and given that Levein is unlikely to come he is now my first choice of the realistic options. One thing i will say about Mcghee is i think some of the comments saying we would be as well off with calderwood are wide of the mark. Mcghee is quite a different type of manager than JC is, I dont envisage any more ridiculous press comments under his (assuming he gets it) reign or any of the tactical lunacy of the past five years. Motherwell were a tough nut to crack in his first year in charge and its fair to say that though they disapointed this season they did get a few key injuries and that pitch would not have helped them in the slightest. We could do significantly worse Quote
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted June 4, 2009 Report Posted June 4, 2009 There we have it. "We could do significantly worse". Hardly a glowing reference. Quote
manc_don Posted June 4, 2009 Report Posted June 4, 2009 There we have it. "We could do significantly worse". Hardly a glowing reference. Not exactly what you'd want fans to be saying about any potential manager. You'd have to question the calibre of the manager if it gets statements like that out us. Quote
mizer Posted June 4, 2009 Report Posted June 4, 2009 The splash on the back of todays metro was us going for McGhee. Didnt present any more info than we already know though. Quote
CtS Posted June 4, 2009 Report Posted June 4, 2009 Anyone else bored of this? Not so much bored, but certainly getting a bit worried. Think we need to have this sorted by this time next week at the latest, with pre-season only a few weeks away. Quote
dave_min Posted June 4, 2009 Report Posted June 4, 2009 Anyone else bored of this? Got bored of it about a week ago, but it's ok - Jager says it all ends today Quote
KGB Posted June 4, 2009 Report Posted June 4, 2009 Got bored of it about a week ago, but it's ok - Jager says it all ends today He's also selling some swamp land in Florida if anyone's interested. Quote
tlg1903 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Posted June 4, 2009 There we have it. "We could do significantly worse". Hardly a glowing reference. No its not. Given the finances of the club though its probably the best reference available now Quote
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